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Title

The dance of the dervishes at the Tower of the Winds in Athens, which was used as a tekije (dervish lodge). Sixteen ostrich eggs hang from the ceiling to avert the evil eye. A depiction of the final stage of the whirling dervishes' ritual: The two main dancers whirl while holding each other by the sash. In green, wearing a white turban, the Sheich or head of the Dervishes, who animates the dancers with his voice and by playing the tambour.

Alternative Title

Dance of the Derwisches in the Tower of the Winds.

Date

1819

Bibliographic Citation

DODWELL, Edward. Views in Greece, from Drawings by Edward Dodwell Esq. F.S.A &c., London, Rodwell and Martin, 1819.

Area/Place

Athens
Attica
Greece

Subject

Religious practices
Social sphere and everyday life

Collection

The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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